Alina Gorghiu Said Ciolos Is An Option For Fall Elections
Liberal Party co-president Alina Gorghiu suggested in an interview Dacian Ciolos could be an option for prime minister after parliamentary elections if he joins the party.
“The prime minister must be a party member, he cannot be independent,” Gorghiu said when asked whether Ciolos could continue as prime minister without joining the party.
On the other hand, Gorghiu ruled out the possibility of liberals nominating Catalin Predoiu for prime minster, after he scored low in elections for mayor in Bucharest. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Energy Minister Announces Investment Fund With KMG International
Romania’s Energy Shares Administration Company SAPE will be in charge of setting up an investment fund together with Rompetrol, as agreed in a memorandum signed in 2013.
The memorandum states Romania and KMG International (formerly Rompetrol) would set up a $1 billion investment fund.
KMG International recently accused the Romanian side of not keeping its commitments and threatened to take the business out of the country. The company is currently subject of a corruption investigation. (Romania Libera)
Irrigation Infrastructure System Won’t Get Funding Starting Next Year
Agriculture minister Achim Irimescu said the law adopted last year in Parliament assigning funding for the upgrade of Romania’s irrigation system will not produce effects.
He said the Finance Ministry will not allot funding for irrigation infrastructure starting next year due to lack of resources.
“Apart from the funding earmarked in this year’s budget, there will be no money in the next years because, when the law was adopted, the Finance Ministry did not sign on having that money. The money is on paper only except for the funding assigned for this year,” said the minister. (Adevarul)
Bucharest Burns Hospital Closes Intensive Care Unit
The Health Ministry shut down the intensive care unit of the Bucharest Burns Hospital, where a doctor revealed horrid conditions in which patients were kept.
Police started hearings of employees and the ombudsman started an investigation. (Evenimentul Zilei)